Chapters 7-8 Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

Match

In the beginning of Chapter 7, three sounds are mentioned. Match the sound to the picture.

"A hazelnut dropped with a thud..."

"Bird wings whistled..."

"...the crackling sound of fire."

• "A hazelnut dropped with a thud..."

• "Bird wings whistled..."

• "...the crackling sound of fire."

Multiple Select

What were the names of Chief Sassoonan's three sons?

• Bear

• Elk

• Beaver

• Raccoon

Multiple Choice

What were the Indians doing when Benjamin found them?

• Hollowing a tree to make a boat

• Cutting firewood

• Building a shelter for themselves

• Fishing in the river

Open Ended

In Chapter 7, Sassoonan greets Benjamin by saying, "Itah!" What do you think this means?

Draw

Select a " reddish-brown" and try to draw the mixture Sassoonan made.

Multiple Choice

Why wasn't Benjamin afraid to follow Sassoonan and his sons "through the forest gloom"?

• Because he was a very brave boy

• Because he did not understand the danger of this

• Because Sassoonan was an old friend

• Because Sassoonan made him follow him by promising gifts

Match

Match the things that Sassoonan brought to Door Latch Inn to sell.

baskets

bearskin

wild turkey

brooms

venison meat

• baskets

• bearskin

• wild turkey

• brooms

• venison meat

Multiple Choice

Sassoonan was a Chief of what Clan?

• Wolf clan

• Deer clan

• Bear Clan

• Turtle Clan

Multiple Select

What 3 ingredients did Sassoonan use to make the paint for Benjamin that he mixed in a mussel shell to make rich copper red?

• yellow clay

• red earth

• bear grease

• blueberry

Multiple Choice

Benjamin was using poplar boards for his paintings. What did his Native American friends use?

• Clay tablets

• Turtle shells

• Birch bark

• Poplar boards

Multiple Select

There were three things that Benjamin shared with Sassoonan and his son and they really enjoyed eating. What were they?

• corn cakes

• sliced ham

• fresh bread

• ciderkin

• fish

Multiple Select

"With nothing but birds' claws for fish hooks they caught eight ______ and red-bellied ________ ."

• Perch

• sunfish

• Catfish

• trout

• Crappie

Drag and Drop

When Benjamin was coming back from his a-leafing, he did not want to see anyone. "They may laugh at my lumps of red and yellow​

Placeholder

or hold their noses at our smell of​

Placeholder

and ​

Placeholder

."​

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

earth

smoke

bear's grease

paints

mud

dogs

droppings

Multiple Select

Mama gave Benjamin a stick of her own dye and said with these three colors, he "can blend all the tints of the rainbow". What were those three colors? Hint: we call them primary colors.

• red

• yellow

• blue

• green

Dropdown

The guest gathered around Benjamin when he was painting and said: "Here is a lad who can paint anything from a​

Select answer

to a ​

Select answer

.

Match

Before using Grimalkin's fur for brushes, Benjamin tried three things for painting. Match them to why they did not work.

• His finger

• Duck feathers

• Tiny wooden paddle

too pudgy

made the color spatter

didn't carry enough color

• too pudgy

• made the color spatter

• didn't carry enough color

Multiple Choice

There was one person who did not laugh when a blob of red paint spilled on the tip of Dr. Morris's nose in Benjamin's drawing. It was a man who will become a very important figure in Benjamin's life. Who was that?

• His Father

• His Uncle Phineas

• His teacher Snevely

• Dr. Morris

Multiple Choice

Uncle Phineas told Benjamin that real painters use hair pencils made of the hair of what animal?

Hotspot

On what continent do the animals whose hair was used for making paintbrushes according to Uncle Phineas live?

Multiple Choice

There was an expression that is no longer used that means anger or disapproval towards someone, similar to "shame on you" today. What was it?

• Cry on you

• Die on you

• Fly on you

• Fie on you